Associations
How active are you in local trade organizations and special interest groups? Networking amongst peers is critical to your professional development.
The Kelly Engineering Resources team is actively involved in trade associations and special interest groups to stay abreast of the forces driving the engineering industry. Here are some organizations that may be of interest:
Association of Consulting Engineering Companies-Canada (ACEC) is the national association of consulting firms that provide engineering and other technology-based intellectual services to the built and natural environment.
Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC) is a member-driven, not-for-profit, national organization that promotes and facilitates Canadian competitiveness in the global aerospace industry.
Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) is an independent, self-governing and non-profit organization established in 1987 to serve the country in matters of engineering concern.
Canadian Federation of Engineering Students (CFES) facilitates communication, the sharing of ideas, and the exchange of information between member schools.
Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS) provides professional development opportunities to members across Canada and in other countries.
Canadian Society for Bioengineering is the Canadian society for engineering in agricultural, food, environmental, and biological systems.
Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) is a learned society intended to develop and maintain high standards of civil engineering practice in Canada and to enhance the public image of the civil engineering profession.
Canadian Society for Engineering Management (CSEM) concerns itself with the wider role of the engineer in society.
Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME) is a society that brings together all mechanical engineering personnel and engineers in other disciplines with interest in mechanical engineering.
Canadian Society for Professional Engineers (CSPE) has been restructured into an umbrella organization for provincial and territorial P.Eng advocacy societies, to provide member services and advance advocacy for Canada's professional engineers.
Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC) - The Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC) is a professional association of chemists (Canadian Society for Chemistry), chemical engineers (Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering) and chemical technologists (Canadian Society for Chemical Technology) who are employed in, or associated with industry, academia, government and other organizations across Canada and the world.
Engineers Canada is a national organization that regulates the practice of engineering in Canada and licenses the country's professional engineers.
Engineering Institute of Canada is a leading proponent of continuing education and technical professional development in the Canadian engineering community.
IEEE Canada is the Canadian arm (as Region 7) of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) as well as the constituent society of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) for the technical fields of electrical, electronics, and computer engineering.